Vaccine News
Why COVID-19 deaths among vaccinated show that boosters matter
Since COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the spring of 2021, there has been a wide gap in deaths between…
U.S. Considers Vaccinating Chickens as Bird Flu Kills Millions of Them
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration, keeping a watchful eye on an outbreak of avian influenza that has led to the…
Colorado’s lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3…
As Colorado marks another COVID-19 anniversary, the takeaway for historians and epidemiologists is as simple as it is jarring: Americans…
3 years since Colorado’s first known COVID case
Sunday marked three years since the first known COVID-19 case in Colorado. Colorado’s first COVID-19 case was confirmed on March…
MMR vaccine rates are lagging amid a rise in measles cases. Experts…
When a measles outbreak struck Columbus, Ohio, late last year, public health officials learned the overwhelming majority of cases — 80 of 85…
Flu and COVID combo shots won’t come in time for this year,…
Vaccines that offer protection against both COVID-19 and influenza with a single shot will likely not be ready in time…
Fewer Colorado kids are getting vaccinated following the pandemic
DENVER — Inside Children’s Hospital Colorado, doctors know they’re treating patients who could’ve avoided ending up there. “It’s always really…
Low child vaccination rates in Colorado causing concern
COLORADO — When kids end up at Children’s Hospital Colorado the priority for Dr. Jessica Cataldi is getting them well….
CDC says 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at Asbury…
An estimated 20,000 people attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky on the same days as a resident who was…
Community event provides vaccine access to refugee families and experience for nursing…
A community event in Thornton on Friday offered an opportunity for refugee families from Afghanistan to get needed vaccines. “They…
Opinion: The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Key lessons from recent measles and…
Most reader questions continue to focus on covid-19, as reflected in my recent newsletters addressing masking, long covid and whether some need a second…
Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens…
Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed,…
Pfizer RSV vaccine that protects infants could receive FDA approval this summer
Pfizer’s vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus could receive Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of…
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID?
Through the use of social media, celebrities and other people in the public eye helped to shape the public discourse…
There are at least 500 coronaviruses. We must develop next-gen vaccines now,…
In some ways, we’ve been lucky with the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus that causes it is highly contagious but not as…